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Bill 152 explained in plain English

Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2015

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 152
Full title
Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2015
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
Last updated
Dec 3, 2015

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
Latest Activity
Dec 3, 2015
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

The Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2015, enables registered motor vehicle dealers to use electronic means for certain applications related to vehicle permits and plates.

What It Means

This Act amends the Highway Traffic Act to allow registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for permits, number plates, and other items electronically. It also allows for electronic applications for vehicle information packages. The Act states that it will come into force one year after receiving Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for vehicle permits, number plates, and validations using electronic means or formats.
  • Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for new vehicle permits electronically.
  • Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for used vehicle information packages electronically.
  • Enables the Minister to make regulations prescribing other things that can be done electronically by motor vehicle dealers.
  • Sets the commencement date of the Act to the first anniversary of its Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Registered motor vehicle dealers in Ontario.
  • The Minister of Transportation (or relevant Minister responsible for the Highway Traffic Act) and the Ministry.
  • Individuals applying for permits, number plates, or used vehicle information packages from motor vehicle dealers.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Registered motor vehicle dealers have the right to apply for certain permits, number plates, and validations, and used vehicle information packages electronically.
  • The Minister has the authority to make regulations to expand the scope of electronic transactions for motor vehicle dealers.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the first anniversary of the date on which it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify which specific electronic means or formats are acceptable.
  • The phrase 'Anything else as may be prescribed' in subsection 6.1 (1) 4 means that further details about what can be applied for electronically will be determined by future regulations made by the Minister, which are not detailed in this Act.
  • The bill does not detail the process for making these electronic applications.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Highway Traffic Act
amends

Adds a new section (6.1) that permits registered motor vehicle dealers to conduct certain transactions, such as applying for permits, number plates, and vehicle information packages, through electronic means.

Source: Section 1

Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002
references

Specifies that a motor vehicle dealer must be registered as a general dealer under this Act to be eligible for the electronic application provisions in the Highway Traffic Act.

Source: Section 6.1 (1)

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Dec 1, 2015
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 3, 2015
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 3, 2015
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Steve Clark
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced